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China firm to investors: a thief took my financial statements
Dec 30, 2015 (AFP)
A troubled Chinese company has found a novel excuse for continuing to delay publishing its annual results, telling investors that a thief stole all its financia...
China eyes market reforms after top economic meeting
Dec 21, 2015 (AFP)
China is eyeing strict management of local debt and increased housing reform as part of moves to shore up growth in the world's second largest economy, state me...
Fosun disappearance stokes fear among China CEOs
Dec 17, 2015 (AFP)
The disappearance of Fosun chief Guo Guangchang, dubbed China's Warren Buffett, has stoked fear among captains of industry who thought good behaviour and loyalt...
Hong Kong auctioneers go experimental as sales struggle
Dec 16, 2015 (AFP)
Hong Kong auction houses are looking for novel ways to keep their sales buoyant in the face of China's economic slowdown -- from creating boozy bidding parties ...
China industrial output rebounds after stimulus
Dec 12, 2015 (AFP)
China's industrial production surprised Saturday with its best showing since June, the latest indication that government stimulus measures may be driving a mild...
Major China bank PSBC raises more than $7 bn: Xinhua
Dec 09, 2015 (AFP)
China's broadest bank by branch numbers has sold a one-sixth stake to strategic investors for more than 45 billion yuan ($7 billion) ahead of an expected flotat...
China manufacturing index falls to more than 3-year low
Dec 01, 2015 (AFP)
Chinese manufacturing activity contracted at its fastest rate for more than three years in November, official data showed Tuesday, underlining weakness in the w...
China's yuan success hinges on reform despite IMF move
Dec 01, 2015 (AFP)
The International Monetary Fund's recognition of China's currency is a step towards encouraging its global use, but banks will remain reluctant to hold yuan unl...
India's economy grows 7.4 percent, outperforms China: govt
Nov 30, 2015 (AFP)
India's economy grew by 7.4 percent year-on-year in the last quarter, official figures showed Monday, outperforming China and giving Prime Minister Narendra Mod...
Looking for a job? Online is where it's at
Nov 25, 2015 (AFP)
For Americans looking for a job, the Internet is an important, and often an essential resource. A Pew Research Center report released Thursday found 54 percent ...
Frankfurt yuan trading starts on new China platform
Nov 18, 2015 (AFP)
Trading in yuan-denominated securities got underway on the Frankfurt stock exchange Wednesday, hailed as the first such market outside China. The platform, firs...
China weighs on Asia-Pacific business outlook
Nov 16, 2015 (AFP)
Business leaders in the Asia-Pacific are losing confidence in their revenue prospects because of China's cooling economy and perceived higher risks in emerging ...
Asian appetite for luxury boosts global art and jewel auctions
Nov 15, 2015 (AFP)
They are not in the room rubbing shoulders with traditional wealthy buyers, instead choosing to remain in the shadows, making their multi-million bids by teleph...
Eurozone economy cools as China slowdown hurts exports
Nov 13, 2015 (AFP)
Growth in the 19-nation eurozone slowed in the third quarter as low demand from China hurt Germany and applied a stiff handbrake on an already weak recovery in ...
China October bank lending halves on weak demand
Nov 12, 2015 (AFP)
China's bank lending nearly halved in October compared with the month before, the central bank said Thursday, reflecting lack of demand despite an interest rate...
China industrial output up 5.6% on year: govt
Nov 11, 2015 (AFP)
Growth in China's industrial production, a measure of output at factories, workshops and mines, fell to a six-month low in October, official data showed Wednesd...
Weak China inflation stokes fears over slowing demand
Nov 10, 2015 (AFP)
China's consumer price inflation fell to a five-month low in October, the government said Tuesday, in another sign of weak demand in the world's second-largest ...
Japan Post soars, HK-Shenzhen connect boosts stocks
Nov 04, 2015 (AFP)
Investors sent Japan Post stocks soaring in its long-awaited Tokyo trading debut Wednesday, while the announcement of a Hong Kong-Shenzhen trading connect boost...
China's Xi says 6.5% growth enough to meet goals: Xinhua
Nov 03, 2015 (AFP)
China Tuesday sent its clearest signal yet that the world's second-largest economy would lower its growth targets, with President Xi Jinping saying annual expan...
China gives currency largest boost in a decade
Nov 02, 2015 (AFP)
China raised the central rate for its yuan currency by the largest amount in a decade Monday, officials and reports said, just three months after a surprise dev...
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